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Insider Today: Travel agents are back

In Saturday's edition of Insider Today, we're talking about the rise of travel agents.

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The head of an Australian travel agent group has resigned after suggesting a female TV host deserved a 'firm uppercut'

Jayson Westbury resigned from the Australian Federation of Travel Agents after saying A Current Aff…

James Pasley   


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Travel agents in Punjab are dumping youths in Libya

Travel agents in Punjab are luring youths for Europe and dumping them in Libya

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Travel agents say they are 'overwhelmed' by a massive surge in new clients amid airline chaos and 'confusing' international covid restrictions

Travel agents say they're working more than ever as travelers try to navigate airline cancelations,…

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Some Disney-focused travel agents welcome new pay-to-play Genie+ system as customers fume

Disney has ditched FastPass for Genie, and many travel agents see the app as an enhancement for cli…

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I'm a travel agent who used to have to convince people they needed me. Here's why I don't have to anymore

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Poole, a Nashville, Tenn.-based travel …

Jamie Killin   


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I'm a travel agent. Staff shortages are hurting cruises — but here's why it could be a perfect time to sail.

Travel agent Joanna Kuther says cruises are seeing longer wait times and lower capacities right now…

Jenny Powers   


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This is the only reason you should use a travel agent to book a trip

Travel agent Andrea Holtman of Travel Leaders took it upon herself to not only search for the fligh…

Sophie-Claire Hoeller   


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Travel agents are a relic of the past - and hotels could be next

As McKinsey writes, the hotel industry itself could be the next to be disrupted in this way: "Value…

Matt Rosoff   


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Travel agent and airline shares are tanking after the Tunisia attack

We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the friends and families of those involved in thi…

Oscar Williams-Grut   


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5 travel planners who book trips for celebrities and the ultra-rich shared the 6 most surprising things about their jobs

Insider spoke with luxury travel planners who arrange everything from closing the Taj Mahal to the …

Monica Humphries   


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A Disney travel agent and mom of 2 shares 12 items her family always packs for a vacation to the parks

Kathryn Finkelstein makes sure to pack a closet organizer, Disney MagicBand, and face mist for her …

Monica Humphries   


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How I started a side hustle working as a travel agent, specializing in Disney vacations

Chelsea Guffy recently began a side hustle as a travel agent who specializes in Disney vacations. S…

Jamie Killin   


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Travel agent is so in-demand these days that she has turned down clients as industry quickly changes post-pandemic

Melissa Miller Lonsk insists that the industry is not a dying one. "People think it's going away wi…

Alli Hoff Kosik   


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Wealthy jet setters are flocking to these unexpected countries, travel agents say

A growing number of affluent travelers are flocking to some less-flashy destinations like Thailand,…

Brittany Chang   


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Airlines not refunding for cancelled flights due to lockdown, allege travel agents

"Due to the travel restrictions placed by governments across the world, customers/travellers want t…

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The old-school secret to a relaxing vacation

Millennials and Gen Z are taking big trips — but they don't want to plan them. It's sparking …

Magdalene Taylor   


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I quit teaching to become a luxury-travel advisor. Since making the transition, I've learned a lot and grown professionally.

Kaylee Stith, a former teacher, became a travel agent last year. She spoke with BI about her journe…

Mariette Williams